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RISE WITH OUR PLACE OF GOLD INCENTIVE FACT BOOK Vilakazi Street – GAUTENG PROVINCE

The gateway to the rest of Africa, Gauteng province is a sought- after incentive destination and offers many exciting opportunities and experiences for fun-loving travellers. When it comes to urban experiences, Gauteng is very diverse and has a wealth of shopping, dining and nightlife options. and Tshwane () are Gauteng’s main metropolitan centres, connected by the super-efficient Gautrain, and while they offer the best of city life, they are also very close to nature. There are beautiful eco- reserves, parks and botanical gardens and wildlife options on their doorstep. Organise a dinner overlooking the Cradle of Humankind and learn about man’s origins, take attendees and delegates on a tour that touches on the lives of both and Mahatma Gandhi, or try out a quad-biking adventure along the backstreets of Soweto. Pay tribute to the struggle heroes in Tshwane’s Freedom Park and hear the story of the continent told the African way. There are many wonderful opportunities available for the incentive market in Gauteng. 1 Jazz club – Rosebank, Johannesburg

2 KEY ATTRACTIONS AND INSPIRING ACTIVITIES:

• A township shebeen experience: restaurants, galleries and bars worth Treat attendees to an authentic visiting – and on Sundays there is township shebeen experience, the wonderful Market on Main food complete with local cuisine and market. traditional favourites. Throw in some jazz from a neighbourhood band to • and Freedom add to the fun atmosphere. Park: When visiting Tshwane visit both the Voortrekker Monument • Museum: Attendees will and Freedom Park. The monolithic gain real insight into ’s Voortrekker Monument sheds light on history with a visit to the Apartheid South Africa’s pioneer history, while Museum. This interactive world-class Freedom Park is largely dedicated to museum is one of the highlights of the heroes of the struggle and also has any visit to Gauteng. a fantastic museum - //hapo - which tells the continent’s history from an • Game-viewing in Dinokeng: Nothing African perspective. beats going on safari, and the Dinokeng Game Reserve is about an • Tour the town of Cullinan: Visitors to hour from both Johannesburg and Tshwane can enjoy a day trip to the Pretoria. Delegates can enjoy a game- old mining town of Cullinan (where viewing excursion and a sundowner the Cullinan Diamond was found in stopover in the African bush. 1905). Take a tour of the old diamond mine, shop at the various antique • Open-roof bus tour of Jozi: shops and have a fun group event at Johannesburg has a chequered history the quirky Jan Harmsgat se Agterplaas. that goes back to the mining days of old. The best way to get perspective • Visit the : Not too far from both of the city is to go on the big red bus Johannesburg and Pretoria is the that starts at Gold Reef City and stops Park in Lanseria, which is well- off at all the main attractions. equipped to deal with large groups. Viewing these large predators at the • Adventures in Soweto: Explore the Lion Park is a major highlight for any famous township of Soweto by visitor to the region. bicycle. A local guide will take your group to see all the main attractions, • Montecasino: A multi-purpose finishing up at a neighbourhood venue in the north of Johannesburg, restaurant, where you can sample the Montecasino is hub of entertainment. local home-made beer. There are numerous restaurants, coffee shops and bars at Montecasino, • Maboneng magic: The Maboneng as well as the beautifully kept Precinct in downtown Johannesburg Montecasino Bird Gardens. is a great place to explore urban culture. There are a number of 3 O.R. Tambo International Airport

4 GAUTENG: JOHANNESBURG

Rise with our City of Gold • Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai • North America: New York, Atlanta, Also known as ‘Egoli’ or ‘City of Gold’, Washington DC Johannesburg is the business, economic • South America: Buenos Aires, and commercial capital of southern Sao Paolo Africa and a great place for incentive • Asia: Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, travellers. This multi-ethnic city has Mumbai, Singapore so much diversity on offer in just one • Australia: Perth, Sydney place – from incredible shopping malls, • Africa: all major cities fantastic entertainment centres and world-class restaurants to heritage Where to stay sites, art-and-design hubs, inner-city precincts, adventure hotspots and large There are more than 10 500 graded green spaces and wildlife sanctuaries. establishments on offer in Johannesburg, The city has also hosted some enormous from five-star business and leisure hotels entertainment and sporting events and like the Four Seasons Westcliff, the Hyatt large international conventions and Rosebank, Radisson Blu Gautrain, to conferences. In Johannesburg, the action four- and three-star boutique hotels - all never stops, day or night and there is meeting strict grading requirements. always something to do and somewhere to go. Incentive travellers and meetings And, if you are looking for unique attendees will thrill at the buzz of this accommodation in the city, there is an happening metropolis. art hotel in the Maboneng Precinct, and there are also hotels and guest Accessibility houses in Soweto. Further afield, opt for accommodation that pays homage to Johannesburg is the gateway to our ancient ancestors in the Cradle of South Africa via O.R. Tambo Humankind. International Airport – the largest airport in Africa. Direct flights to Johannesburg Incentive travellers will love the many include: spa retreats on offer and there are safari • Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, lodges and country retreats in areas like Istanbul, London, Luxembourg, the , 45 minutes outside of Madrid, Munich, Paris, Zurich Johannesburg.

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6 Venues with a difference has a conference venue) and learning more about this unique part of the There are numerous conference and world. Organise a treasure hunt for convention centres in Johannesburg, the your attendees. best-known venue being the Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) and the fantastic exhibition spaces at Nasrec. Exceptional incentive activities In Johannesburg and surrounding areas However, if you want something a bit there are a number of activities and different for your meeting or incentive experiences on offer: group, you may wish to consider the • A walking tour of the city is not only following: fun and enlightening, but healthy • An event at Randlords function too. There are numerous walking venue, one of Johannesburg’s rooftop tours on offer, including a fascinating hotspots with incredible views of the Graffiti Tour, a Public Art Tour, Tour of Nelson Mandela Bridge and the city Newtown and a Tour of Fordsburg, lights below. home to a large South African Indian community and the famous Oriental • Choose to walk in the footsteps of Plaza. our heroes like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela at places such as • A day trip to Soweto is an absolute Constitution Hill, and must, and there are a number of Satyagraha House. eateries in this sprawling township that cater to all tastes and which will • Enjoy a bona fide township give travellers an insight into local experience in Vilakazi Street Soweto culture and flavour. Take a cycle tour – home to not one but two Nobel or opt to bungee or rap jump at Peace Prize winners. Visit the nearby Orlando Towers. attractions and enjoy a traditional meal at one of the many township- • Gold Reef City is an entertainment style restaurants. hub of note, celebrating Johannesburg’s mining heritage. • Take a visit to Lesedi Cultural Village Visitors can go down a gold mine, and learn about South Africa’s dine at any one of the many different cultures. Here, your restaurants and/or enjoy a night of attendees will be encouraged to take jazz at a stylish cocktail bar. part in drumming workshops and traditional dance displays and will • The Lion Park is a major attraction for enjoy African cuisine. those visiting Johannesburg. Just half an hour or so out of the city, it is at • Get inspired by the Cradle of this wildlife sanctuary that visitors can Humankind, where mankind’s journey see Africa’s great predators. There are began. Incentive travellers can enjoy guided tours on offer day and night, spending time at Maropeng, the as well as the new ‘silent’ electric unique visitors’ centre (which also vehicle tour.

7 Randlords – Johannesburg

8 9 – Pretoria

10 GAUTENG: TSHWANE

Rise with our Jacaranda City • North America: New York, Atlanta, Washington DC The administrative seat of the South • South America: Buenos Aires, Sao African government and home to Paolo numerous international embassies and • Asia: Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, diplomatic residences, Pretoria is stately Mumbai, Singapore and serene. It is a city that celebrates • Australia: Perth, Sydney South Africa’s heritage and is home to • Africa: all major cities the Union Buildings, the Voortrekker Monument, Freedom Park and some of Where to stay the country’s best museums. It’s a city of learning, with two world-renowned There are more than 6 432 graded universities, and it is also a sporting establishments on offer in Tshwane, from mecca of sorts (known for its rugby five-star business hotels like the well- culture). Its State Theatre is a seat of known Sheraton Pretoria, to a range opera, dance and symphony, and the city of four- and three-star hotels to fit claims some noted houses of fine dining. every budget. There are also a number It has exceptional natural attractions, like of boutique hotels on offer for smaller its botanical gardens and the city incentive groups. and, from September, its purple mass of jacaranda trees. Within easy distance When it comes to unique accommodation are recreational playgrounds like the in and around Tshwane, the Maropeng Dam, the Magaliesberg Hotel in the Cradle of Humankind mountains, the Dinokeng Game Reserve (about 30 minutes from Pretoria) is an and a number of nature reserves. excellent option, or groups can stay in the numerous guesthouses located in Accessibility the friendly mining town of Cullinan (along the Dinokeng route). The Nan Hua With a 30-minute direct connection Buddhist Centre also has a guest house via the Gautrain (high-speed railway), and rooms that can be booked out, for Tshwane is served by O.R. Tambo something a little different. International Airport – the largest airport in Africa. For a country-type experience, the Irene Direct flights to OR Tambo include: Country Lodge and Kievits Kroon Country • Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Estate are both great options (excellent Istanbul, London, Luxembourg, spa facilities), while bush accommodation Madrid, Munich, Paris, Zurich is available in the Magaliesberg and • Middle East: Abu Dhabi, Dubai areas.

11 Melrose Arch – Johannesburg

12 Venues with a difference attendees wanting to combine the ‘origins of man’ theme with their Perhaps the most well-known convention functions. Places like the Maropeng centre in Tshwane is the CSIR International Visitors’ Centre, the Maropeng Hotel Convention Centre – a venue with an and Forum Homini are good options. excellent track record for large and small events and a creative team that can pull off any major convention, exhibition or Exceptional incentive activities event with aplomb. • Travellers will love a hot-air ballooning safari over the Magaliesberg If your incentive group is looking for mountains. The early morning wake- something a bit different, you may want up call is definitely worth it and the to consider: reward is a champagne-fuelled South • Freedom Park in Pretoria pays African breakfast. tribute to the heroes of South Africa’s • Situated 40km to the northwest of struggle against apartheid and is a Pretoria, the Tswaing Meteorite Crater popular venue with a fascinating is also known as the Pretoria Saltpan. historic timeline. The Garden of One of the best-preserved meteorite Remembrance demonstrates many craters in the world, artifacts of the layers of South African history and the late Stone Age have been found here //hapo museum explores history from – and it’s also a great place for hiking an African perspective. and quad-biking for adventurous • The National Zoological Gardens of travellers. South Africa in Pretoria (also sometimes • Take a guided tour of the Pretoria referred to as the Pretoria Zoo) has Zoo by night and learn about the a few venues on offer, including the nocturnal nature of Africa’s incredible Duku Duku venue (situated between wildlife. This zoo is known as the two gibbon enclosures) and the smaller finest of its kind in Africa. Indaba, which overlooks the • Don’t miss the Cradle of Humankind elephant enclosure. World Heritage Site – one of • Irene Dairy Farm is a delightful venue Gauteng’s key attractions. Book a in Tshwane. It was built in 1895 ‘Bone Detective’ tour with a young and is still a working dairy farm. A South African scientist for a night farm-style conference venue for a of fine dining and discussions on smaller conference (100 pax) is on paleoanthropology. Or take a day offer in gorgeous surroundings, where trip and visit the Maropeng Visitors’ delegates can enjoy nature during Centre and the Sterkfontein Caves. breakaway sessions. • For a fantastic day trip, the Vaal • Kwalata Lodge is about 30–45 minutes Meander is a great place for water from Pretoria and offers a game-drive sport activities and relaxation experience par excellence. The lodge along the banks of the Vaal River. A has conference facilities and fantastic sundowner cruise is very popular, as is outdoor adventure options in a the wine route – unique to this part of bushveld setting. the world and a celebration of home- • Out of town, the Cradle of grown wines. Humankind has a number of conference venues and options for 13 Art Museum – Johannesburg

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For destination expertise and convention planning support, contact the South Africa National Convention Bureau. T: +27 11 895 3000 E: [email protected] W: www.businessevents.southafrica.net